PART I: Foundations for Understanding Special Education 1. The Purpose and Promise of Special Education2. Planning and Providing Special Education Services3. Collaborating with Families PART II: Educational Needs of Exceptional Students 4. Intellectual Disabilities5. Learning Disabilities6. Emotional or Behavioral Disorders7. Autism Spectrum Disorder8. Communication Disorders9. Deafness and Hearing Loss10. Blindness and Low Vision11. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Health Impairments, and Physical Disabilities12. Low-Incidence Disabilities: Multiple Disabilities, Deaf-Blindness, and Traumatic Brain Injury13. Gifted and Talented PART III: Special Education Across the Life Span 14. Early Childhood Special Education15. Transition to Adulthood

Real-world insight from exceptional teachers NEW - Transition: Next Year Is Now features in every chapter help teacher candidates prepare students for successful transition to adulthood. These features present a range of strategies for effective transition-focused instruction for students across ages, skill levels, and abilities. Features include: A spotlight on Tyler Lewis, a young man with autism, who describes his experience in transitioning from school to the workforce in retrospective Pearson eText videos (Chs. 1, 3, 7, and 15)Teaching soft skills for employment (Ch. 4)Teaching learning strategies for transitioning to college (Ch. 5)Preventing school dropout (Ch. 6)Teaching self-advocacy to students with communication challenges (Ch.8)Teaching students with visual impairments to use technology for independence (Ch. 10)Implementing classroom jobs for preschoolers (Ch.14)UPDATED - Featured Teacher Essays begin each chapter with a first-person account by master teachers that reflects the joys, challenges, and realities of teaching exceptional children. Drawn from urban, suburban, and rural school districts across the country, the 15 featured teachers share personal experiences and wisdom gathered from years of instructing children in a variety of school settings. NEW - Five new featured teachers join the returning all-star cast to share their real-world stories and research-based instructional strategies (See Chs. 4, 5, 7, 8, and 15).UPDATED - Advice from the Featured Teacher sections conclude each chapter by offering practical, quick tips for beginning teachers to enhance student learning and avoid common pitfalls in the classroom. New recommendations discuss: NEW - Transitioning elementary students to middle school (Ch. 9)NEW - School-based enterprises (Ch. 15)UPDATED - Content Extensions provide examples of actual materials used in the classrooms of the featured teachers. Additional Content Extensions include essays and other resources that enable readers to deepen their understanding of various topics. A focus on effective research-based practices NEW - High-Leverage Practices (HLPs), identified by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center, are highlighted throughout the text. HLPs show readers 22 proven, research-based best practices and priorities focusing on collaboration, assessment, instruction, and social/emotional behaviors.UPDATED - Teaching & Learning boxes present strategies that are classroom-tested, supported by research, and provide clear and practical guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with exceptionalities. New/updated boxes explore: NEW - Cooperative learning (Ch.4)NEW - Direct Instruction for reading (Ch. 5)NEW - Supporting children with cochlear implants in inclusive classrooms (Ch. 9)NEW - Promoting students' independence with high-tech tools (Ch. 10)UPDATED - Peer helpers (with video and suggestions provided in the Pearson eText) (Ch. 12)Current research, law, and practice is incorporated into every chapter of the 12th Edition. Significant changes include: UPDATED - Updated sections on special education legislation and recent court cases, including the 2017 U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District case (Ch. 1).UPDATED - Updated discussion of IEPs to reflect recent legislation; improved examples of IEP content; and an updated section on response to intervention (RTI) and positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework (Ch. 2).UPDATED - Greater emphasis on collaborating with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including a section on culturally responsive transition planning; greater focus on technology, including high-tech tools for family engagement; and discussion of supporting families engaged in virtual learning activities, specifically in the context of a global pandemic (Ch. 3).UPDATED - Greater emphasis on assistive technology (Chs. 10 and 11), including high-tech tools for time, productivity, and medication self-management (Ch. 11).UPDATED - Added specific mention of children with health impairments (i.e., those with compromised immune systems) needing special attention in times of pandemic (Ch. 11).UPDATED - Enlarged section on mentoring programs for gifted students; expanded discussion of the challenges gifted girls face; and increased emphasis on differentiation outside the classroom (Ch. 13).UPDATED - Expanded section on peer-mediated interventions and the importance of classroom jobs for preschoolers (Ch. 14). Also available digitally as a Pearson eText Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook that students can purchase on their own or you can assign for your course. Creating a course allows you to personalize your Pearson eText so students see the connection between their reading and what they learn in class, motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning. Learn more about Pearson eText. Benefits of creating a Pearson eText course Share highlights and notes with students. Add your personal teaching style to important topics, call out need-to-know information, or clarify difficult concepts directly in the eText.Access reading analytics. Use the dashboard to gain insight into how students are working in their eText to plan more effective instruction in and out of class.Schedule readings. Add due dates so that students know exactly what to read to come to class prepared.UPDATED - Read online or offline. Download the mobile app to read wherever life takes you, even offline. The app is available on the App Store® and Google Play™ Store.Integrate with your LMS. Get up and running quickly on the first day of class. LMS integration provides institutions, instructors, and students with single sign-on access to Pearson eText via Blackboard Learn™, Canvas™, Brightspace® by D2L®, and Moodle. Note: If you integrate Pearson eText with your LMS, students must redeem or purchase access through the LMS.NEW - Listen and learn. Play the full eText audiobook on the go or at home. (Available with select titles.)Engage learners with compelling media. Video Examples in each chapter illustrate principles or concepts aligned pedagogically with the chapter, helping students place what they are reading into context. The 114 edition-specific videos highlight special education teachers and their colleagues providing evidence-based instruction and related services to students with disabilities in various settings. Video Examples include: Video Example 2.4: Featured Teacher Keisha creates vision boards to help students prepare for IEP meetings.Video Example 5.6: Direct Instruction gives children a strong foundation in reading, which makes everything in class more enjoyable.Video Example 6.5: Students of all ages and skill levels benefit from clear expectations and consistent daily routines.Video Example 9.6: Deaf students describe how they want their teachers to act in the classroom.Video Example 12.7: Featured Teacher Carey and a student explain and demonstrate classroom routines and motivation system.IRIS Center Modules describe strategies researched at Vanderbilt University that have proven to be effective in teaching students with disabilities. Each interactive learning module has been selected by the author to support text content. For example, in Chapter 10, readers will have an opportunity to use an IRIS module to learn how to set up a classroom to support students with visual impairments.The Interactive Glossary allows students to quickly build their professional vocabulary as they read.UPDATED - Let students check their understanding. Flashcards help students review key terms and concepts. Students can use pre-built flashcards or create their own to study how they like. (Available with select titles.) Streamline assignments and grading with the LMS-Compatible Assessment Bank. Quizzes, application exercises, and chapter tests are included in an LMS-compatible packaged file to offer instructors maximum flexibility in importing, assigning, and grading assessments via Blackboard Learn, Canvas, Brightspace by D2L, and Moodle. Learning Outcome Quizzes can be assigned via the LMS for each chapter learning outcome. The higher-order, multiple-choice questions measure students' understanding, guide their learning expectations, and inform their accountability and applications of new knowledge. The questions are automatically graded and include feedback for the correct answer and for each distractor to help guide students' learning.Application Exercises in each chapter provide opportunities for students to apply what they have learned. The exercises have a short-answer format based on Pearson eText Video Examples, written cases, and scenarios. They provide students with active learning experiences with text content through (1) analysis, examining the complexities of teaching and learning processes; (2) application, considering how concepts and strategies are put into practice; and (3) reflection, thinking critically about these classroom processes. After students submit the exercise within the LMS, a model response written by experts is provided. Examples of the 45 Application Exercises developed for the 12th Edition include: Application Exercise 1.1: Writing Measurable Learning Objectives. Readers identify missing or poorly written components in learning objectives and rewrite the objectives to add or improve the missing or poorly written component.Application Exercise 3.1: Engaging Parents Effectively. After reading a case about a parent-teacher conference, readers are asked to identify statements an "arguer" might say to parents and to provide what a skilled dialoguer might say instead.Application Exercise 6.1: Helping Kids Stay in School. After watching a video of a secondary student with emotional or behavioral disorders, readers are asked to identify what supports were in place for the student and what additional supports they would recommend as a member of the student's IEP team.Application Exercise 12.2: Community-Based Instruction. After reading a case about a high school student with a traumatic brain injury, readers are asked how they would plan community-based instruction to align with the student's IEP goals.Chapter Tests for each chapter include questions in multiple-choice, and short-answer/essay formats. When used in the LMS, multiple-choice questions are automatically graded, and model responses are provided for short-answer and essay questions.

Real-world insight from exceptional teachers Transition: Next Year Is Now features in every chapter help teacher candidates prepare students for successful transition to adulthood. These features present a range of strategies for effective transition-focused instruction for students across ages, skill levels, and abilities. Features include: A spotlight on Tyler Lewis, a young man with autism, who describes his experience in transitioning from school to the workforce in retrospective Pearson eText videos (Chs. 1, 3, 7, and 15)Teaching soft skills for employment (Ch. 4)Teaching learning strategies for transitioning to college (Ch. 5)Preventing school dropout (Ch. 6)Teaching self-advocacy to students with communication challenges (Ch.8)Teaching students with visual impairments to use technology for independence (Ch. 10)Implementing classroom jobs for preschoolers (Ch.14)Five new featured teachers join the returning all-star cast to share their real-world stories and research-based instructional strategies (See Chs. 4, 5, 7, 8, and 15).Advice from the Featured Teacher sections conclude each chapter by offering practical, quick tips for beginning teachers to enhance student learning and avoid common pitfalls in the classroom. New recommendations discuss: Transitioning elementary students to middle school (Ch. 9)School-based enterprises (Ch. 15)Content Extensions provide examples of actual materials used in the classrooms of the featured teachers. Additional Content Extensions include essays and other resources that enable readers to deepen their understanding of various topics. A focus on effective research-based practices High-Leverage Practices (HLPs), identified by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center, are highlighted throughout the text. HLPs show readers 22 proven, research-based best practices and priorities focusing on collaboration, assessment, instruction, and social/emotional behaviors.Teaching & Learning boxes present strategies that are classroom-tested, supported by research, and provide clear and practical guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with exceptionalities. New/updated boxes explore: Cooperative learning (Ch.4)Direct Instruction for reading (Ch. 5)Supporting children with cochlear implants in inclusive classrooms (Ch. 9)Promoting students' independence with high-tech tools (Ch. 10)Peer helpers (with video and suggestions provided in the Pearson eText) (Ch. 12)Current research, law, and practice is incorporated into every chapter of the 12th Edition. Significant changes include: Updated sections on special education legislation and recent court cases, including the 2017 U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District case (Ch. 1).Updated discussion of IEPs to reflect recent legislation; improved examples of IEP content; and an updated section on response to intervention (RTI) and positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework (Ch. 2).Greater emphasis on collaborating with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including a section on culturally responsive transition planning; greater focus on technology, including high-tech tools for family engagement; and discussion of supporting families engaged in virtual learning activities, specifically in the context of a global pandemic (Ch. 3).Greater emphasis on assistive technology (Chs. 10 and 11), including high-tech tools for time, productivity, and medication self-management (Ch. 11).Added specific mention of children with health impairments (i.e., those with compromised immune systems) needing special attention in times of pandemic (Ch. 11).Enlarged section on mentoring programs for gifted students; expanded discussion of the challenges gifted girls face; and increased emphasis on differentiation outside the classroom (Ch. 13).Expanded section on peer-mediated interventions and the importance of classroom jobs for preschoolers (Ch. 14). Also available digitally as a Pearson eText Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook that students can purchase on their own or you can assign for your course. Creating a course allows you to personalize your Pearson eText so students see the connection between their reading and what they learn in class, motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning. Learn more about Pearson eText. Benefits of creating a Pearson eText course Share highlights and notes with students. Add your personal teaching style to important topics, call out need-to-know information, or clarify difficult concepts directly in the eText.Access reading analytics. Use the dashboard to gain insight into how students are working in their eText to plan more effective instruction in and out of class.Schedule readings. Add due dates so that students know exactly what to read to come to class prepared.UPDATED - Read online or offline. Download the mobile app to read wherever life takes you, even offline. The app is available on the App Store® and Google Play™ Store.Integrate with your LMS. Get up and running quickly on the first day of class. LMS integration provides institutions, instructors, and students with single sign-on access to Pearson eText via Blackboard Learn™, Canvas™, Brightspace® by D2L®, and Moodle. Note: If you integrate Pearson eText with your LMS, students must redeem or purchase access through the LMS.NEW - Listen and learn. Play the full eText audiobook on the go or at home. (Available with select titles.)Engage learners with compelling media. Video Examples in each chapter illustrate principles or concepts aligned pedagogically with the chapter, helping students place what they are reading into context. The 114 edition-specific videos highlight special education teachers and their colleagues providing evidence-based instruction and related services to students with disabilities in various settings. Video Examples include: Video Example 2.4: Featured Teacher Keisha creates vision boards to help students prepare for IEP meetings.Video Example 5.6: Direct Instruction gives children a strong foundation in reading, which makes everything in class more enjoyable.Video Example 6.5: Students of all ages and skill levels benefit from clear expectations and consistent daily routines.Video Example 9.6: Deaf students describe how they want their teachers to act in the classroom.Video Example 12.7: Featured Teacher Carey and a student explain and demonstrate classroom routines and motivation system.IRIS Center Modules describe strategies researched at Vanderbilt University that have proven to be effective in teaching students with disabilities. Each interactive learning module has been selected by the author to support text content. For example, in Chapter 10, readers will have an opportunity to use an IRIS module to learn how to set up a classroom to support students with visual impairments.The Interactive Glossary allows students to quickly build their professional vocabulary as they read.UPDATED - Let students check their understanding. Flashcards help students review key terms and concepts. Students can use pre-built flashcards or create their own to study how they like. (Available with select titles.) Streamline assignments and grading with the LMS-Compatible Assessment Bank. Quizzes, application exercises, and chapter tests are included in an LMS-compatible packaged file to offer instructors maximum flexibility in importing, assigning, and grading assessments via Blackboard Learn, Canvas, Brightspace by D2L, and Moodle. Learning Outcome Quizzes can be assigned via the LMS for each chapter learning outcome. The higher-order, multiple-choice questions measure students' understanding, guide their learning expectations, and inform their accountability and applications of new knowledge. The questions are automatically graded and include feedback for the correct answer and for each distractor to help guide students' learning.Application Exercises in each chapter provide opportunities for students to apply what they have learned. The exercises have a short-answer format based on Pearson eText Video Examples, written cases, and scenarios. They provide students with active learning experiences with text content through (1) analysis, examining the complexities of teaching and learning processes; (2) application, considering how concepts and strategies are put into practice; and (3) reflection, thinking critically about these classroom processes. After students submit the exercise within the LMS, a model response written by experts is provided. Examples of the 45 Application Exercises developed for the 12th Edition include: Application Exercise 1.1: Writing Measurable Learning Objectives. Readers identify missing or poorly written components in learning objectives and rewrite the objectives to add or improve the missing or poorly written component.Application Exercise 3.1: Engaging Parents Effectively. After reading a case about a parent-teacher conference, readers are asked to identify statements an "arguer" might say to parents and to provide what a skilled dialoguer might say instead.Application Exercise 6.1: Helping Kids Stay in School. After watching a video of a secondary student with emotional or behavioral disorders, readers are asked to identify what supports were in place for the student and what additional supports they would recommend as a member of the student's IEP team.Application Exercise 12.2: Community-Based Instruction. After reading a case about a high school student with a traumatic brain injury, readers are asked how they would plan community-based instruction to align with the student's IEP goals.Chapter Tests for each chapter include questions in multiple-choice, and short-answer/essay formats. When used in the LMS, multiple-choice questions are automatically graded, and model responses are provided for short-answer and essay questions.